(originally posted on May 3, 2009)
Finally, finally, I have read this amazing book, which takes its dystopic vision cues from the Middle Ages and transplants them into a future where everyone is watching an annual Survivor-esque reality show on TV - except the stakes are high enough that the teens who fight must do so to the death, with only one victor allowed. There are moral dilemmas, forbidden love, sacrifices made in the name of family, an unforgettable protagonist named Katniss, flamboyant stylists and a cliffhanger that means I have to get the second book in the trilogy as soon as it is out.
